Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Zocdoc • New York, NY

64d • $179,444 - $270,750

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer (Data Infrastructure), you’ll lead the design and development of the software that underpins our data platform: ingestion frameworks, execution services, orchestration, metadata, data governance, and developer experience. Your focus is building APIs, libraries, and services that make data producers/consumers effective, while optimizing reliability, performance, and spend on AWS.

Requirements

• 8+ years building backend/platform software with Python/Scala/Java and strong SQL.
• Proven track record designing distributed systems.
• Deep experience with Spark (Databricks or EMR/EKS) and AWS data services.
• Hands-on data warehouse optimization experience, preferably with Snowflake.
• Experience building platform APIs/SDKs that other engineers adopt.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at petabyte-scale data platforms, distributed big data compute, or lakehouse engines.
• Familiarity with metadata/governance tech such as Unity Catalog, Collibra, Lake Formation.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship platform services for ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and metadata.
• Build execution & scheduling capabilities for Spark/SQL jobs focusing on throughput and developer experience.
• Implement lakehouse features such as schema evolution, partitioning, compaction, vacuum, snapshotting, ACID guarantees, and table-format governance.
• Optimize Snowflake and other warehouses for cost controls, query profiling/pruning, workload isolation, and RBAC.
• Deliver SDKs, CLIs, and templates that standardize how teams build reliable data products.
• Work across AWS services with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and strong observability.

Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location.
• Unlimited Vacation.
• 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision).
• Commuter Benefits.
• 401(k) with employer funded match.
• Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton.
• Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service).
• Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement.
• Cell phone reimbursement.
• Catered lunch every day along with beverages and snacks.
• Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees